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Hercules Capital (HTGC) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know
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Hercules Capital (HTGC - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $19.48, demonstrating a +1.14% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.78% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 1.14%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.61%.
Coming into today, shares of the specialty finance company had gained 6.53% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector gained 4.63%, while the S&P 500 gained 5.88%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Hercules Capital in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on July 31, 2025. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.47, signifying a 7.84% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $126.18 million, indicating a 0.94% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
HTGC's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $1.91 per share and revenue of $509.49 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -4.5% and +3.22%, respectively.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Hercules Capital. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.13% lower. Hercules Capital currently has a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Hercules Capital has a Forward P/E ratio of 10.1 right now. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 9.23.
The Financial - SBIC & Commercial Industry industry is part of the Finance sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 166, putting it in the bottom 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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Hercules Capital (HTGC) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know
Hercules Capital (HTGC - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $19.48, demonstrating a +1.14% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.78% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 1.14%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.61%.
Coming into today, shares of the specialty finance company had gained 6.53% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector gained 4.63%, while the S&P 500 gained 5.88%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Hercules Capital in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on July 31, 2025. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.47, signifying a 7.84% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $126.18 million, indicating a 0.94% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
HTGC's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $1.91 per share and revenue of $509.49 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -4.5% and +3.22%, respectively.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Hercules Capital. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.13% lower. Hercules Capital currently has a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Hercules Capital has a Forward P/E ratio of 10.1 right now. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 9.23.
The Financial - SBIC & Commercial Industry industry is part of the Finance sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 166, putting it in the bottom 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.